HackMD - Collaborative Markdown Knowledge Base

##### PROPOSITION TITLE: <h1 style="text-align: center;">Pattern Language Development Environment <img src="https://i.imgur.com/MlVMbwX.jpg" alt="proposition image" /> </h1> Pattern Language building / publishing/ social engagement capacity can help support <a href="https://hackmd.io/c7_gIoUXRpCd2DCLIks_4A">Pattern Language Culture</a> e e e ## Developing pattern languages is not a well established 'mode'. Without a supportive authoring / publishing/ engagement environment, people end up writing in more established modes. Pattern Language is a different mode of knowledge - perhaps 'structured scientific wisdom'. As with all forms of knowledge, the medium through which it is developed / conveyed and engaged with is crucial to its full development (Mcluhan - *The medium **is** the message*). The medium - to begin with - seems likely to be [patterns](/yRWHa6SvS4uC1K4kliF71A), expressed as text and images, with a broadly ['Alexandrian' structure](/68Rok4BPSNiuZqgDkffFdA), as linked hypertexts. Dynamic modelling and formats for other knowledge modes will need consideration. ##### Therefore: ## Seek to develop and refine a pattern language development environment Such an environment needs to support (in order of need): **Minimum viable** NB: this is all that is envisaged at present: - loose, sketchy development of patterns in a free-form way, but which neverthlesess encourages and maintains structure - wiki-like instantiation of new pages (encourages/supports keeping patterns discrete) - publishing of patterns at all stages of development (specifically to encourage the publication of speculative, stub, sketch and outline patterns for community engagement - publishing 'schema' including building of index pages for navigation **For future consideration** - group membrances with authoring permissions e e e Collaborative group working tools, granular permissions, open data standard for patterns (expansible for additional media types), theme libraries for publication .